Veda beats prospectus forecasts 28 August 2014 4:20PM Credit reporting and data analytics company Veda Group has released its first full-year financial report since listing on the Australian Securities Exchange last December, producing a performance exce.. read more
APRA data indicates that lending standards are sound 27 August 2014 4:04PM The charge that has been levelled at banks this year - that they are compromising their mortgage underwriting standards as they compete ever more intensely for market share - is not borne out by the l.. read more
Visa and Amex slug it out over interchange 27 August 2014 4:00PM A report commissioned by Visa claimed that the rising market share of unregulated three-party card schemes, such as those operated by American Express and Diners Club, cost merchants A$125 million in.. read more
Firstfolio on the road to recovery 27 August 2014 3:59PM Mortgage company Firstfolio passed an important milestone in June when it finalised a new senior debt facility. The deal brought an end to two years of disruption for the company, which went on an acq.. read more
Age pension rule limit demand for home equity release 27 August 2014 3:59PM The government may need to look at the current age pension rule exempting the family home from the pension assets test if it is to encourage people to unlock the equity of their homes to provide retir.. read more
FOS gears up for CBA and Macquarie disputes 27 August 2014 3:58PM The Financial Ombudsman Service has designated the Commonwealth Bank and Macquarie Group financial planning remediation plans as significant events that will be handled under its 'significant events s.. read more
McMillan Shakespeare on the mend after FBT scare 26 August 2014 4:52PM Remuneration services and fleet leasing specialist McMillan Shakespeare says its business has fully recovered from the effects the the previous government's proposed changes to novated leasing benef.. read more
Homeloans optimistic about the outlook despite another fall in earnings 26 August 2014 3:40PM Tough competition in the home loan market has hit Homeloans Ltd's bottom line and contributed to a reduction in the value of its loan book. read more
GoGetta puts the brakes on Silver Chef 26 August 2014 3:39PM Small business rental company Silver Chef managed double-digit growth in earnings for the year to June, despite a fall in the pre-tax profit of its equipment rental division, GoGetta. read more
Demutualisation delivers rapid growth for Goldfields Money 26 August 2014 3:38PM Western Australian authorised deposit-taking institution Goldfields Money has more than doubled the size of its loan portfolio since demutualising and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange in.. read more